Soldiers of the Lahore Division of Britain's colonial Indian Army went into action in Belgium for the first time on October 24th 1914. CN writer Christopher J. Harvie discusses a critical moment in the First Battle of Ypres.
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100 Years Ago Today: The Lahore Division takes the field at Battle of Ypres
Soldiers of the Lahore Division of Britain’s colonial Indian Army went into action in Belgium for the first time on October 24th 1914. CN writer Christopher J. Harvie discusses a critical moment in the First Battle of Ypres.
Continue reading100 Years Ago Today: Turkey goes to war
The Ottoman Empire entered the First World War on October 29th 1914, when its navy attacked Russian ports on the Black Sea.
Continue readingNew Online International Encyclopedia of the First World War
An open access encyclopedia of the First World War was released online in October 2014, with contributors including around 1,000 experts from 54 countries.
Continue readingThe Last Post provides mass participation project within communities
The Last Post is a mass participation project involving communities across the UK, using music to remember the First World War.
Continue readingNew Online International Encyclopedia of the First World War
An open access encyclopedia of the First World War was released online in October 2014, with contributors including around 1,000 experts from 54 countries.
Continue reading100 Years Ago Today: Battle of Coronel between British and German navies in the Pacific
Britain’s Royal Navy suffered its worst defeat in a century at the Battle of Coronel on November 1st 1914.
Continue readingConference at Austrian Parliament pays tribute to the women of First World War
A conference at the Austrian Parliament on October 30th 2014 heard a call for women to be remembered for their role in the First World War.
Continue readingRussia’s Great War & Revolution Online Resource
Russia’s Great War & Revolution is an online resource about Russia’s experience of the Great war from 1914-1918, and the impact of the Russian Revolution of 1917.
Continue readingHonest History provides resources for Australian history
Honest History is a group of historians and others supporting the reinterpretation of Australian history. They say that their aim is to present "a more balanced viewpoint", during the Centenary of the First World War.
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